Avoid this "company" like the plague - Anonymous employee Angel Publishing Employee Review

1.0
Jul 5, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The only popular pros seem to be the lack of dress code, free beer, and parties. Offers benefits and vacation

Cons

While this company stresses the fact that they are "transparent", they fire employees left and right with no notice and no legitimate reason. Have issues in the office? Good luck with HR considering it doesn't exist. After reading the other reviews, I wouldn't be surprised if they were fake and fabricated, also considering all the work done here is scamming people out of money. Everyone there lacks respect for others, to the point where many inappropriate lines are crossed. insulting employees as if it were high school, making it a very uncomfortable and immature work environment. With all being said, save yourself the trouble of working here.

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Angel Publishing Response
9y
While it is true that we don't have a dedicated HR person that is full-time (We are still a small growing company). We do have an employee that handles HR issues as well as Resources through ADP that handle any and all full-service HR situations. Not only that but issues can always be brought up to managers or other veteran employees as we are always looking for ways to improve! It is common that former employees feel they were not given any notice before being let go. That lack of internal reflection of their performance often leads to them feeling that way. However we do provide annual reviews and in many positions quarterly reviews of performance. Our "transparency" goal speaks to our overall company performance and how we run things, however we do respect employees privacy before during and after they are employed here.

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5.0
Nov 29, 2021
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Pros

Plenty of smart people. Low micromanagement. High trust in employees.

Cons

If you're not self-motivated or if you need constant monitoring, you're probably going to get left behind.

2.0
Jun 7, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

I met some pretty cool people. The hours were great. The pay was decent, considering how easy the work is. They are very laid-back, there's no dress code, and they do have several kegs in the kitchen. They like to party. None of that on an individual level was a problem. On the surface, it seemed like a dream come true.

Cons

But small companies sometimes means very little in the way of proper management. I was told explicitly, on my first day, to NEVER speak to the CEO even though he sits maybe 10 feet from me. There isn't a rubric for how customer service agents should handle calls, but they do call grading for reviews. They don't tell you in the job description that sales is part of your job as a customer service agent BUT IT IS. They don't give you a quota but they've fired people for not making enough sales. Promotions are handed out based on popularity, not merit.

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Angel Publishing Response
9y
Thanks for your review. We take pride in the fact that we don't have many specific "rubrics" for many positions. This is what makes things so exciting at Angel and creates such a huge opportunity for movement within the company. Our customer service department is still growing and on no occasion is anyone ever discouraged from speaking to any other employee, especially the CEO.
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